2018 China League One

The 2018 China League One () was the 15th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league's title sponsor is the e-commerce website 58.com. Dalian Transcendence, Heilongjiang Lava Spring, Meizhou Hakka, Meizhou Meixian Techand and Nei Mongol Zhongyou failed to submit the application for the Chinese Super League before deadline, thus ineligible for promotion.

Teams

A total of 16 teams are contesting in the league, including 12 sides from the 2017 season, two relegated from the 2017 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2017 China League Two.

Team changes

To League One

Teams relegated from 2017 Chinese Super League

• Yanbian Funde
• Liaoning F.C.

Teams promoted from 2017 China League Two

• Heilongjiang Lava Spring
• Meizhou Meixian Techand

From League One

Teams promoted to 2018 Chinese Super League

• Dalian Yifang
• Beijing Renhe

Teams relegated to 2018 China League Two

• Baoding Yingli ETS
• Yunnan Lijiang

Name changes

• Hangzhou Greentown F.C. changed their name to Zhejiang Greentown F.C. in January 2018.

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations

Managerial changes

• Zhejiang Yiteng didn't appoint a new manager after Maurício Copertino's departure. Team leader Hu Zhaojun took charge of the club in fact.

Foreign players

A total of four foreign players can be registered in a season; however, the number of foreign players is limited to three per CL1 team in the same time. Maximum of two foreign players can be fielded in one match.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

• A club could register one non-naturalized player from the Hong Kong Football Association, Macau Football Association or Chinese Taipei Football Association as native player. For special, Beijing Enterprises could register both Chen Hao-wei and Wen Chih-hao as native player before their current contracts end.
• Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after the first half of the season.

League table

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Results

Positions by round

Results by match played

Relegation play-offs

First leg

Second leg

Meizhou Meixian Techand won 3–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Goalscorers

Top scorers